Radiant support and holder for gas heaters



May 15, 1923. 1,455,052

W. W. HOLLOWAY ET AL HADIANT `SUPPORT AND HOLDER FOR GAS HEATERS FiledJuly 26, 1922 4 ShetS-Sheet 1 ATT 1:1 HNE Y.

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Patented May l5, 1923.

narran stares intatti p WIL'L'IAM W. HOLLOWAY, orWHEELING,wnsrviRGrNranNn HENRY Krzcztisfnitor,`

or MARTINs FERRY, OHIO, rissrsNons To WHITJ-iirna-utnssmin COMPANY, or

WHEELING, WEST .VrRGrNrfn A CORPORATION 'orl WSTVIRGINIA.

RADIANT surronr AND Honnnnron Gris, HEATERS.

Application filed July 26, 1922.l Serial No. 577,725.

T all whom t may concern: i

Be it known that we, WILLIAM W. HOLLO- WAY and HENRY KIELBERG, citizensof the United States of America, and residents, 4re- 5 spectively, ofVheeling, county of Ohio, and

State Of West Virginia, and Martins Ferry, i county of Belmont, andState of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful improvements inRadiant Supports and Holders for Gras Heaters, of which the 'followingis a specification. y Y

rlhis invention relates broadly to radiant heaters of sheet-metal type,and more specifically to supporting and retaining means for v theradiants of such heaters. n

The primary obj ect ofthe invention is to provide, in aradiant heater,varadiant seat lor support having associated therewith a sheetmetalback-wall shaped to form a rest against which the backs of the radiantsseat and by which they are braced inthe rear.

'A further object is to provide a shiftable device whereby the upperends of the ,radiante are engaged and retained against forward tiltingmovement.

lNith these and other objects in view, the invention resides in thefeatures of construction, arrangement of parts and combinaf tions ofelements which will hereinafter be fully described, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure lis a vertical section ofthe front portion of a stove casing, showing the'pres.

ent invention in front elevation;

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-.2, Fig'. l; Figure 3 is an enlargedfront elevation of the back-wall, detached; f

Figures i and 5 are, respectively, top plan and end views ofthe same; 40Figures 6 and 7 are, respectively, inner face and upper Vendelevationsof aside plate i approached rby the adjacent endmost radiant 6 `of the'number whichy'rest, as aforesaid,l upon the seat 5. The front edgeportions of said side-plates are divergently inclined 'and each thereofhas a. front `edge flange 10b' adapted vto be rigidly attached to asuitablerv portion of the heater structure, as a lcorner 1 or shield;

Figure 8 is an elevation of the yretaining rod, detached; y

Figure 9 is anfenlarged top plan view of .the radiant seat;

Figures lOand ll are, respectively, frontk edge and end elevations ofthe same;

Figure 12 is a rear elevation of a portion of the inclined plate;andlFigure 13 is an end view of the same. f

Referring to said drawings, l indicatesvr` the side Walls7 and 2 therear wall of'aI sheet-A metal heater casing. .Mounted uponth'e op``posite sidewalls l, as by bolts 8, are 'upturned lips or ianges l'formed upon the o pposite Iends of a horizontallyI disposedflat plate-'5of sheet-metalv which constitutes a)V seat adapted for 'the receptionthereon'of ap plurality of radiants 6, (only one of which is shown inFig. l), Ordinarily formed of v clay, within which combustion of thevgas',A mixture occurs and-which becomes in'canV descent from theheatgenerated by such combustion, saidgas miXture'entering said said seat 5.

lugsS struck up fromsaid seat in forming' said apertures 7 are'adaptedto seat against' i `the front and rear outer faces of the lower ends ofsaid radiants 6,' wherebyY shiftingl Vmovementofthe'llatteron saidseatis pren vented. A` downwardly .extending flange i 5a formed ontherear edge of'said seat 5 is attached to the rear wall -2 `of the casing,as

by means'of one or moreboltst). .f

Located withinthe casing at asuit-ably A spaced distance from each sidewall l is vertically disposed side-.plate or shieldgl() n which has therear portion of its lower edge closelyv overlying lthe seat5 and itsrear edge seated againstthe face of the adjacent end portions Al of asubstantially upright sheetmetal back-wall ll whichv has a forwardly"ydirected seatingange 12. resting uponfsaidk radiant seat 5 rearward ofthe apertures 7 y ofthe latter andadjacent/tothe lower end 1 of aninclined plate 22. yThe rear edge por! tion lO'ai lof "said `side-platel10, Vwhich ispof materially kless height than' the fronti edge portionof said plate and which is positioned at "righ'tangies to the rearwall2, is closely4 member or postA (not'shown). The lower the curvatureot a downwardly and 'orwardly curved tender portion or plate 'i3 whichhas its rear edge mounted upon a `downwardly and forwardly inclined'lirontedge ilange b formed on the radiant seat 5. As is manifest, saidside-platesv l0 constitute shields .for closing the spaces between theendmost radiants and the adjacent side walls l of the casing.

Rigidly mounted upon the reverse face of the rear edge portion l0 oreach sideplate or shield lO, as by spot welding, shown at le in Fig. 6,is a keeper plate or member shaped to provide. a vertical guideway 16.in which is loosely tor vertical sliding movement the adjacentvertically disposed terminal 17a of a shittable rod i7, preferablyformed or stili' wire, whichvisnormally seated upon the top ot said rearedge portion l0'LL and which is designed to be engaged with the frontlaces of v.the upper end portions ot the radiants 6 which rest, asaforesaid, upon tii'e seat 5, whereby said radiante are securelyretained in upright positions with their backs resting against aforwardly pressed horizontal rib 18 :formed in the back-wall ll at asuitable elevation. Said retaining rod has its body portion :formed inthe shape of an elongated loop or bail, as shown, and is adapted to be ielevated to permit otiiitroduction oi the ral diante in seated position,following which it drops into radiant retaining position.

rilhe back-wall ll has its upper edge portion bent to form a ledge 19which entends rearward horizontally at substantially a right angle tothe body thereot', and provided in said ledge is a plurality of drattopenings 20. An upright terminal ilange i92L formed on said ledge isattached to the rear wall 2 of the casing by suitable means, as by bolts21.

Provided in the sea-t 5 rearward ot the position occupied by the lowerend of the inclined plate 22 is a 7plurality of alined perliorations 23designed as draft openings, said pertorations being in substantialregis-terwith periforations @1l provided in the toot portion 22a of saidplate. Struck up lugs 25 located adjacent to the endmo-st apertures i'radiante (l seatA thereagainst and to orace said radiante againstlateral sh f lt will benoted that the radiante 6 have their lower endsfirm ield against shitting movement by means oit the upstanding lugs H.which rest ci' i against the exterior "l'ront and rear w s thereot'gthat the backs of'said radiante iirmly seatfal'fnst anc are braced inupright position Vby the apex oic the rib lf3 ot the ugright bach-wallil,

received are designed to have the endV iii adapted to be embraced bysuch radiante, i

a metal back-wall located rearward otsaid apertures and having a part inengagement with the backs oic suoli radiante, laterally disposedshields, and a retaining member carried by said shields, said retainingmem` bei' being shizttable into and out ot' operay t've relation to` theupper ends of such radiants.

2. ln a radiant heater, the combination with a heater casing, oi" ahorizontal member mounted within said casing and forming a seat tor a.plurality oiC alined tubular radiaiits, said member having aperturest-herein adapted to be embraced by such radiante,l

a metal back-wall located rearward of said apertures and having ahorizontal rib against which the backs of such radiants rest, andlaterally disposed shields having vertical guideways iormed thereon, anda retaining rod Supported by said shields and having members movable insaid guideways, said rodv being shittable into and out 'of seatedrelation to the upper ends of such radiants.

3. ln radiant heater, the combination with a heater casing, ot' ahorizontal `rafgliant mounted within said casing, a sheet-metalback-wall mounted on said seat and having a portion engaging the backsof radiante mounted on said seat, upright shields located over theopposite end portions or said seat at a distance trom the upper endportions of the seatedA radiants for retaining the latter m position.

1l. ln a radiant heater, the combination with a heater casing, ot ahorizontal radiant seat mountedy within said casing, a sheetmetalback-wall mounted on said seat and having means in bracing relation toradiants mounted on said seat, upright shields located over the oppositeend portions of said seat at a distance from the side-walls of thecasing, members forming guideways on said shieldaand a retaining rodhaving end portions movable vertically in said guideiwiys, said rodbeing adapted to engage the upper end porti-ons ot the radiants orbrac ithe latter;

ln a radiant heater, the combination with a heater Casing, of ahorizontal raseat mounted within said casing,.an upright sheet-metalback-wall resting upon said sea' and having a portion adapted toV saidseat, upright sheet metal Shields overlying the end portions of saidseat and having tu their front lower edges conformably fitted over saidfender plate, and Shiftable ymeans carried by said shields andengagea-ble with the upper end portions of said radiants for retainingthe latter in place.

In testimony whereof we aiiX our signares in preseneeof two witnesses. f

WILLIAM W. HOLLOWAY. HENRY KIELBERG. Witnesses: Y

G. O. SMITH, a H. E. DUNLAP.

